Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16
Personals mud RrieIs.

The Hastings Court yesterday tried
only civil cases.
The Social German Club will have a
german at Sanger Hall on Tuesday
evening.
Sister Mary Matthews, of st. Jo-
seph's Academy, Petersburg, was in the
city Friday.
Mr.. Walter ID. Moses has left for an
extended business trip through the
North and West
Mrs. Mary A. Morris is spending the
winter in San Francisco, Cal, with her
son, j. b. G. Morris.
No report of work on the City Hall
was presented to the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings last night.
Miss Minnie Hegerty, of Church
Hill, has gone to Trenton, n. j., to
spend month or two with friends.
Mr.. Alexander b. Wells, of Lexing-
ton, Ky, formerly of this city. arrived
here last night on Il visit to his old
home and friends.
Mrs. s. /. Saunders, of Franklin
county, is spending the winter with
her niece, Mrs. Daniel II. Tompkins,
No. 1906 Ross street.
Mrs. G. w. b. Hale, who spent
Christmas here with her cousin, Mrs.
Mamie Tompkins, has returned to her
home, i'll Franklin county.
Henry Lucas oiios Henry Jackson,
of King George county, was delivered
at the State prison yesterday for one
year for unlawful shooting.
Furser jim Gallagher and Chief
Engineer Evans, of the steamship Roa-
noke, now plying between New York
and West Point, were i'll the city yes
terday.
Postmaster Cullingworth has APP
pointed Mr.. James T. Lewis letter-car-
Iier rice Thomas Byrne, Esq, who re-
signed to accept position with the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany.
General David Hunter Strother, who
has acquired celebrity under his nam a.
plume 4" Porte Crayon," is visiting the
city, and is the guest Of his cousin,
Mrs. NJ. S. Smith, 9l2 east Leigh
street.
The Civil-Service Examining Board
Will meet i'll the courtroom in the Gus
tCm-house on Tuesday the 18th in
slant for the purpose of examining APP
plicants for departmental positions i'll
Washington.
Hands were engaged yesterday re-
moving the dcbris from the Richmond
I aper-Manufacturing Company's mill,
which was burned few nights ago, and
as soon as this work is done that of re-
building will begin.
The steamer Ariel will leave City
Point for river landings and Norfolk
tomorrow morning, and passengers for
those points can connect with that
steamer by taking the Z a. Vi. train for
Petersburg Monday.
About IL o'clock yesterday morning
a cOlored woman named Mary Hall,
at Horace Blackmur's to-
bacco-factory, Twenty-fifth street be-
tween Main and Franklin, was taken
with violent commissions. The city
ambulance was summoned and she was
taken home.
at a meeting of Lee Camp Friday |
night Comrade Joseph w. Thomas was
elected to the Board of Visitors to ill |
he vacancy caused by the election of |
Colonel \. l.. Phillips as commander
If the Camp. The chapel at the Home,
which will be very handsome struc-
IRE, was reported as nearly completed.
At the last meeting of the Board of |
Aldermen Mr.. Hill presented petition
rom j. T. Montgomery, c. G. Walter,
md associates representing the Dias-
pora Mission, asking permission TO
rect on Twenty-fourth street between
Franklin and Grace a one-story frame
uncovered building for the use of the
Mission in public worship, subject to
he pleasure of the Council as to its
emOval.